Male figure of a dancer · D. R. Congo, Salampasu · ID: 3032200
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Robert Duperrier, Paris, France (1986)Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Size
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
wood, shiny dark brown patina, rising from a round base, wearing a “mukinka” mask, tattoos on the upper part of the legs, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
these masked dancer figures are a later addition taken from the Chokwe.
The object Male figure of a dancer with the object ID 3032200 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 241 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 153, ill. 11